Argillite Raven Round Earrings 4 Decades of Inspiration Exhibition

Argillite Raven Round Earrings 4 Decades of Inspiration ExhibitionThese Raven Earrings have been hand carved by Haida artist Amy Edgars. The earrings have been carved in argillite and feature 2 abalone inlays in total. Mischievous and curious, the Raven plays many important roles in Pacific Northwest Coast Culture. For some, he symbolizes creation, transformation, knowledge, prestige as well as the complexity of nature and the subtlety of truth. He also symbolizes the unknown and shows that every person sees the

as well as in the wings of the butterfly are Trout Head design elements

Find more information about and examples of The Butterfly Northwest Coast First Nations symbol

ready for flight

Yet it is in this fragile state of hope

not just one

The pendant is about 1 3/4 inches or 4 1/2 centimeters long without the silver bail

and carved from a single piece of red cedar

to use his own words

and then evaporating as I transform into Dogfish Woman and enter the undersea world

the traditional order of Haida matrilineal succession was jeopardized by the capture of a high born Haida Eagle Clan woman at Lax Kw'alaams (Port Simpson)

Calvin and Ali’s hat is a Kwagu’ł version of the Tlingit crest hat that would be worn by high-ranking people for ceremonial occasions

The pendant is 2 inches or over 5 centimeters long